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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Douglynne Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglynne Woods and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Douglynne Woods:
- 38.349004, -75.212411
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Douglynne Woods
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Douglynne Woods is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Douglynne Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglynne Woods ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Briddletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Briddletown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
- Captains Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grays Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Greenwood Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
- Herring Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
- Holiday Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Ironshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lewis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Libertytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Longridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longridge
- Louis Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
- Mystic Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
- Ocean Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Island is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
- Piney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Point is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Salt Grass Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
- Seabright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seabright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
- Shingle Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Snug Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wood Duck Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
How Far From Douglynne Woods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Douglynne Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Douglynne Woods and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Douglynne Woods to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglynne Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Douglynne Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglynne Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3490, Longitude: -75.2124 In this case, the coordinates for Douglynne Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.864 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.177 degrees. |
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